Questions Asked on the 1940 Census Location 1. 1. Street, Avenue, Road, etc 2. 2. House Number Household Data 1. 3. Number of household in order of visitation 2. 4. Home owned (O) or rented (R) 3. 5. Value of home or monthly rental if rented 4. 6. Farm? (Yes or No) 1. 7. of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household. Relation 1. 8. Relationship of this person to the head of the household Personal Description 1. 9. Sex 2. 10. Color or Race 3. 11. Age at Last Birthday 4. 12. Marital Status 5. 13. Attended school or college at any time since March 1, 1940? 6. 14. Highest grade of school completed Place of Birth 1. 15. Place of Birth [Note: supposed to list the state or foreign country] Citizenship 1. 16. Citizenship of the foreign born Residence, April 1, 1935 1. 17. City, town or village having 2,600 or more inhabitants. If less, enter "R" 2. 18. County 3. 19. State (or Territory or foreign country) 4. 20. On a farm? For Persons 14 Years Old and Over Employment Status: 1. 21. as this person at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during the week of March 24-30? 2. 22. If not, was he at work on, or assigned to, public Emergency ork (PA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during the week of March 24-30? 3. If neither: 4. 23. as this person seeking work? 5. 24. If not seeking work, did he have a job, business, etc.? For Persons Answering "No" to questions 21-24: 1. 25. Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), unable to work (U), or other (O). If "Yes" in Column 21: 1. 26. Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940 If "Yes" in Column 22 or 23: 1. 27. Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks Occupation, Industry, and Class of orker: 1. 28. Occupation 2. 29. Industry
3. 30. Class of worker 4. 31. Number of weeks worked in 1939 (equivalent full-time weeks) Income in 1939 (12 months ending Dec. 31, 1939): 1. 32. Amount of money, wages, or salary received 2. 33. Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary 3. 34. Number of Farm Schedule Supplemental Questions (asked of 5% of the population): 1. 35. 2. 36. Birthplace of father 3. 37. Birthplace of mother 4. 38. Language spoken in home in earliest childhood 5. Veteran Status: 6. 39. Is this person a veteran of the United States military forces; or the wife, widow, or under 18-year-old child of a veteran? 7. 40. If child, is veteran father dead? 8. 41. ar or military service 9. For persons 14 years old and over: 10. Social Security: 11. 42. Does this person have a Federal Society Security Number? (Yes or No) 12. 43. ere deductions for Federal Old-Age Insurance or Railroad Retirement made from this person's wages or salary in 1939? (Yes or No) 13. 44. If so, were deductions made from all, ½ or more, part but less than 1/2, of wages or salary? 14. Usual Occupation: 15. 45. Usual occupation 16. 46. Usual industry 17. 47. Usual Class of worker 18. For All women who are or have been married: 19. 48. Has this woman been married more than once? (Yes or No) 20. 49. Age at first marriage 21. 50. Number of children ever born (Do not include stillbirths) s Column 10 (Color or Race) Neg In Chi Jp Fil Hin hite Negro Indian Chinese Japanese Filipino Hindu
Kor Korean Column 14 (Highest Grade of School Completed) 0 None 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Elementary school, 1st 8th H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 High school, 1st 4th year College, 1st 4th year C-5 College, 5th or subsequent year Column 16 (Citizenship of Foreign Born): Na Pa Al Am Cit Naturalized Having first papers Alien American citizen born abroad Columns 30 and 47 (Class of worker): P G E OA NP age or salary worker in private work age or salary working in government work Employer orking on own account Unpaid family worker Column 41 (ar or Military Service):
S S R Ot orld ar Spanish-American ar, Philippine Insurrection or Boxer Rebellion Spanish-American ar & orld ar Regular establishment (Army, Navy or Marine Corps) Peace-time service only Other war or expedition
to, public EMERGENCY ORK (PA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March Line No. as this person AT ORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24-30? If not, was he at work on, or assigned 24-30? as this person SEEKING ORK? If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business, etc.? Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in school (S), unable to work (U), or other (Ot). CODE Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940. Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks. Class of orker Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks) Amount of money, wages or salary received (including commissions) Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary Number of Farm Schedule Line No. Street, Avenue, road, etc. House Number No. of Household in order of visitation Home owned (O) or rented (R) Value of home or Monthly rental if rented. Farm? (Yes or No) Sex Color or Race Age at Last Birthday Marital Status Attended school or college at any time since March 1, 1940? Highest grade of school completed Citizenship of the foreign born On a Farm? STATE ENUMERATION DISTRICT NO. SHEET NO. COUNTY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. If neither at work nor assigned to public emergency work. ( No in cols. 21 &22) PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER EMPLOYMENT STATUS For persons answering No to questions 21-24. 1940 Federal Census If at private or nonemergency Govt. work. Yes in col. 21 If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work. Yes in col. 22 or 23 OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, AND CLASS OF ORKER For a person at work, assigned to public emergency work, or with a job ( Yes in col. 21, 22, or 24), enter present occupation, industry, and class of worker. For a person seeking work ( Yes in col. 23): (a) if he has previous work experience, enter last occupation, industry, and class of worker; or (b) if he does not have previous work experience, enter New worker in Col. 28, and leave Cols. 29-30 blank. OCCUPATION Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as Frame spinner Salesman Laborer Rivet heater Music teacher INDUSTRY Industry or business, as Cotton mill Retail grocery Farm Shipyard Public school SUPERVISOR S DISTRICT NO. TONSHIP OR OTHER DIVISION OF COUNTY ENUMERATED BY ME ON, 1940 INCORPORATED PLACE ARD OF CITY BLOCK NO. UNINCORPORATED PLACE INSTITUTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. LOCAT- ION HOUSEHOLD DATA NAME RELATION of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940, was in this household. BE SURE TO INCLUDE: 1. Persons temporarily absent from household. rite Ab after names of such persons. 2. Children under 1 year of age. rite Infant if child has not been given a first name. Enter x after name of person furnishing information. Relationship of this person to the head of the household, as wife, daughter, father, mother-inlaw, grandson, lodger, lodger s wife, servant, hired hand, etc. PERSONAL DESCRIPTION EDUCATION PLACE OF BIRTH If born in U.S. give state, territory or possession. If foreign born, give country in which birthplace was situated on Jan. 1, 1937. Distinguish: Canada-French from Canada-English and Irish Free State from Northern Ireland. INCOME IN 1939 (12 months ending Dec. 31, 1939.) 21 22 23 24 25 E 26 27 28 29 30 F. 31 32 33 34 National Archives and Records Administration NA 14129 (6-09) NARA s web site is http://www.archives.gov CITI- ZEN- SHIP, ENUMERATOR RESIDENCE, APRIL 1, 1935 In what place did this person live on April 1, 1935? For a person who lived in a different place, enter city or town, county, and State. City, town, or village having 2,600 or more inhabitants If less, enter R. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A 9 10 11 12 13 14 B 15 C 16 17 18 19 20 D County State (or Territory or foreign country)
Line No. If so enter Yes If child, is veteranfather dead? ar or Military Service Does this person have a Federal Social Security Number? (Yes or No) ere deductions for Federal Old- Age Insurance or Railroad Retirement made from this persons wages or salary in 1939? (Yes or No) If so, were deductions made from all, ½ or more, part but less than ½, of wages or salary? Usual class of worker Has this woman been married more than once? (Yes or No) Age at first marriage. Number of children ever born. (Do not include stillbirths.) SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS For Persons Enumerated on Lines 14 and 29. PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER AND MOTHER If born in U.S. give state, territory or possession. If foreign born, give country in which birthplace was situated on Jan. 1, 1937. Distinguish: Canada- French from Canada- English and Irish Free State from Northern Ireland. Father Mother FOR PERSONS OF ALL AGES MOTHER TONGUE Language spoken in home in earliest childhood. VETERANS Is this person a veteran of the United States military forces: or the wife, widow, or under 18-year-old child of a veteran? SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER USUAL OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, AND CLASS OF ORKER Enter that occupation which the person regards as his usual occupation and at which he is physically able to work. If the person is unable to determine this, enter that occupation at which he has worked longest during the past 10 years and at which he is physically able to work. Enter also usual industry and usual class of worker. Usual Occupation Usual Industry CODE (leave blank) FOR ALL OMEN HO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MARRIED 14 29 35 36 37 G 38 H 39 40 41 I 42 43 44 45 46 47 J 48 49 50 Col. 5 VALUE OF HOME, IF ONED: Col. 10 COLOR OR RACE: Col. 11 AGE AT LAST BIRTHDAY: Col. 14 HIGHEST GRADE OF SCHOOL COMPLETED: Col. 16 CITIZENSHIP OF THE FOREIGN BORN: SYMBOLS AND EXPLANATORY NOTES here owner s household occupies only a part of a structure, estimate value of portion occupied by owner s household. Thus the value of the unit occupied by the owner of a two-family house might be approximately one-half the total value of the structure. hite Negro Neg Indian In Chinese Chi Japanese Jp Filipino Fil Hindu Hin Korean Kor Other races, spell out in full. Enter age of children born on or after April 1, 1939, as follows. Born in: April 1939 11/12 May 1939 10/12 June 1939 9/12 July 1939 8/12 August 1939 7/12 September 1939 6/12 October 1939 5/12 November 1939 4/12 December 1939 3/12 January 1940 2/12 February 1940 1/12 March 1940 0/12 None 0 Elementary school, 1st 8th 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 High school, 1st 4th year H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 College, 1st 4th year C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 College, 5th or subsequent year C-5 Naturalized Having first papers Alien American citizen born abroad Na Pa Al Am Cit Col. 21 AS THIS PERSON AT ORK? Col. 24 DID THIS PERSON HAVE A JOB? (Do not include children born on or after April 1, 1940. Cols. 30 and 47 CLASS OF ORKER: Col. 41 AR OR MILITARY SERVICE: Enter Yes for persons at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Government work. Include unpaid family workers that is, related members of the family working without money wages or salary on work (other then housework or incidental chores) which contributed to the family income. Enter Yes for a person (not seeking work) who had a job, business, or professional enterprise, but did not work during week of March 24 30 for any of the following reasons: Vacation; temporary illness; industrial dispute; layoff not exceeding 4 weeks with instructions to return to work at a specific date; layoff due to temporarily bad weather conditions. age or salary worker in private work age or salary worker in Gov t work Employer orking on own account Unpaid family worker P G E OA NP orld ar Spanish -American ar; Philippine Insurrection or Boxer Rebellion Spanish-American ar & orld ar Regular establishment (Army, Navy or Marine Corps) Peace-Time Service only Other war or expedition S S R Ot National Archives and Records Administration NA 14129 (6-09) NARA s web site is http://www.archives.gov